An Emblematic Print on the South Sea
William Hogarth
late 18th century
Medium
Engraving and etching
Dimensions
plate: 10 13/16 x 13 3/8 in. (27.4 x 33.9 cm) sheet: 11 5/16 x 14 in. (28.7 x 35.6 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Sarah Lazarus, 1891
Accession Number
91.1.56
Tags
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About the Artist
William Hogarth · 1697–1764
William Hogarth (1697-1764) was an English painter, printmaker, and pictorial satirist who became the first great English-born artist to attract admiration abroad. Born into poverty in London, the son of a failed schoolmaster who was imprisoned for debt, Hogarth's early experiences with the harsh realities of 18th-century urban life profoundly shaped his artistic vision. After apprenticing with si...